Uranus was named after an ancient Greek king of the gods.

Roman name for earth. The answer is we dont know. The modern name earth is believed to be at least 1000 years old. Other civilizations all over the world also developed terms for our planet.

Other earthy baby names worth considering include Everest Gardener Ione and Petra. As for Earth the planet thats currently home to an estimated 73 billion people its name comes not from Roman or Greek mythology but rather from. Therefore it is not surprising that the Anglo-Saxon name erda has Germanic origins.

May 8 2015 at 1159 AM. The name Earth is derived from both English and German words eor theertha and erde respectively which mean ground. The name Earth is an EnglishGerman name which simply means the ground.

Pluto which is now classified as a dwarf planet was the Roman god of the underworld. It is derived from eor the and ertha which mean ground. According to Sumerian texts that are many thousands of years old the moons real name is Kingu and was said to be Earths companion.

The name probably came from the Anglo-Saxon word erda which has a germanic equivalent erde meaning ground or soil. In German it is erde. Cupid is one of the Roman god names that derives from the personification of an abstract noun.

All of the planets except for Earth were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. Psyche Revived by Cupids Kiss by Antonio Canova 1793 The Louvre Paris. Earth names might appeal to parents who are gardeners mountain climbers or ecologists.